DD/MM/YY is how it should be - MM/DD/YY is incredibly confusing - I can accept it for important dates (such as 9/11, but this often causes people to ask 'What happened on the 9th of November?'), but it's annoying.

Except... we don't use it that way! It would never be read out loud like that. We'd just say: twelve four twentytwelve" or "December fourth, Twentytwelve." The arrangement of the dates is culturally implied and no one has any trouble understanding it. ^_^

Except... we don't use it that way! It would never be read out loud like that. We'd just say: twelve four twentytwelve" or "December fourth, Twentytwelve." The arrangement of the dates is culturally implied and no one has any trouble understanding it. ^_^

See, that's what's wrong with you Americans. You only see the superficial side of things, never questioning, never reasoning, never looking deeper. Have you ever questioned as to whatever Twelve Four TwentyTwelve is supposed to even mean?

See, that's what's wrong with you Americans. You only see the superficial side of things, never questioning, never reasoning, never looking deeper. Have you ever questioned as to whatever Twelve Four TwentyTwelve is supposed to even mean?

You know, sabre, that REM made a song quite a while ago which goes a little like this:

"It's the end of the world and I feel fine!"

Well, that's the American attitude towards that date. Why do we feel fine about it? We're not ignorant of it-- oh no. How could we be ignorant if we're planning World Domination the very same day?

See, that's what's wrong with you Americans. You only see the superficial side of things, never questioning, never reasoning, never looking deeper. Have you ever questioned as to whatever Twelve Four TwentyTwelve is supposed to even mean?

Us Americans are fools! I want to live in the UK to feel less foolish.